In God They Trust…All Others Pay Cash
According to a new survey, 93% of Evangelical Christians (who surprisingly make up 46% of Americans, according to the article) distrust the media. These of course are the same people who regularly watch–and quote–”spinless” FOX News: “We distort; you recite.”
One caveat about this survey: it was taken by an Evangelical foundation, so the numbers may be a bit–how do you say–skewed toward the traditional Evangelical belief system. Just like the “Are you a Libertarian?” political “tests” handed out on street corners and at State Fairs that try to convince everyone that they’re truly a Libertarian at heart (sample question: Do you believe the Government should be able to shoot citizens at will? If you answered “no,” you must be a Libertarian!), I have to believe that the wording of the questions led many people to answer according to the Evangelical doctrine. For an example of said loaded wording, see the “special legal rights” statistic below.
Other findings of the silent near-majority:
98 percent are in favor of school prayer
85 percent want schools to teach creationism
99 percent support public display of the Ten Commandments
98 percent oppose “special legal rights” for homosexuals
Apparently separation of Church and State only applies to Synagogues and Mosques.